Integumentary System Teacher ed. accessory items

​How do the accessory structures affect the function of the skin?

​Describe the accessory structures of skin

• describe the functions of nails and hair follicles

• describe the function of the sebaceous glands

• distinguish the various types of sweat glands

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Multiple Choice

nail is mainly composed of

• keratin

• hair

• matrix

• nerves

Multiple Choice

the portion of the skin on which the nail rest

• nail bed

• matrix bed

• nail plate

• nail fold

Multiple Choice

rest on and is attached to the nail bed

• nail bed

• matrix bed

• nail plate

• nail fold

Multiple Choice

Your hair grows out of special tubes called---

• arteries

• philtrum

• follicles

• glabella

Multiple Choice

Both hair and nails are made up of the same protein.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Hair grows on all parts of your body except your ________.

• ears

• palms

• back

• legs

Multiple Choice

What part of a hair can be seen?

• Follicle

• Matrix

• Root

• Shaft

Multiple Choice

Skin color is due to a pigment called

• Keratin
• Melanin
• Chromatin
• Epithelium

Multiple Choice

What causes acne?

• clogged sebaceous glands
• clogged apocrine glands
• clogged merocrine glands
• clogged sweat glands

Multiple Choice

Goosebumps are caused by contractions of the ______ muscle

• Arrector pili
• Apocrine
• Eccrine
• Sebaceous

Multiple Choice

The sweat gland that produces "stinky" sweat is the 

• Apocrine gland
• Eccrine gland
• Sudoriferous gland
• Sebaceous gland

Multiple Choice

What types of cells found in the epidermis contain nerve endings that are touch receptors?

• Keratinocytes

• Langerhans cells

• Melanocytes

• Merkel cells

Multiple Choice

The epidermis is composed of _____.

• stratified squamous epithelium
• simple columnar epithelium
• adipose tissue
• connective tissue

Multiple Choice

What part of the hair provides cells for new growth?

• Bulb

• Matrix

• Papilla

• Root

Multiple Choice

Both hair and nails are made up of the same type of protein

• True
• False